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In May 2019 the South Dakota Collection Center volunteers had a fundraiser for flood relief and raised $11,345.04! Thank you to all involved and to those that gave to help those in need. OGT continues to help families that were affected by flood waters last March.

The week of July 15th, 2019 the Norfolk warehouse volunteers loaded 42,768 Mercy Meals, school supplies, furnishings and desks along with flip flops and clothes for Hope & Care for Children in rural Liberia. Faith Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, Nevada provided the funds for clearing and delivering this container in Liberia – Thank you!….

A shipment of humanitarian aid from Norfolk warehouse has been delivered to Bible Mission International in Moldova! They shared this video along with a note of gratitude for the aid and being grateful to those that help make these shipments possible. Thank you OGT donors and volunteers!

Orphan Grain Train’s Feminine Kits are a very beneficial “Special Project” for people to create and donate for those in need. The Maryland Branch has started sewing these feminine kits which are washable and reusable for girls and young women in Africa. These girls usually miss a week of school each month because they lack…

Castle Rock volunteers are alive and well after what started as a near 90 degree day, resulting in 100+ inside the container and then like a great Colorado day the clouds opened up and a North wind began to blow, just about the time the “Loaders” were about to “melt”, and the temperature dropped to…

During the first week of July 2019 the Norfolk warehouse volunteers shipped prosthetics, medical equipment, PETs (all terrain wheelchairs), bikes, toys, school kits, sewing machines and clothing to Uzbekistan. New Hope Rehabilitation will be the recipient of the aid. Part of their mission is to measure, fit and offer physical therapy to children and adults…

Mid-Atlantic Branch recently shipped Bibles, 109,512 Kids Against Hunger meals, hygiene items, medical equipment, stuffed toys and school supplies to Haiti. A small playground unit was donated by Kids Around The World to be put up in Thomassique. Last November OGT staff went to Haiti for a mission trip to set up the first playground…

Central Iowa branch in Clemons recently held a Fish Fry Fundraiser. The fish fry was a success with serving nearly 150 people and raising $2,500 to help fund their next shipment to the Ukraine. They also had a special guest attend Miss Iowa Teen; Karlie Bown. She is from State Center, IA and was also…